Basic Roleplaying

At some point, almost every gamesmaster wants to create their own Mythic World. That's what the Basic Roleplaying System (BRP) is all about! It is simple, fast, and elegant, using a skill-based percentile system. Combat is fast and deadly, and with a strong focus on non-combat skills that some game systems are challenged to support. Players roll percentile dice against the Gamemaster-led opponents, or even themselves.

At the core, most Chaosium RolePlaying games use a variation of the Basic RolePlaying System, which started with RuneQuest. Call of Cthulhu, StormBringer, SuperWorld, and others followed. Once the Basic RolePlaying System was released as a stand-alone product, more worlds like Mythic Iceland and Magic World were introduced.

So, if you want to create your own Mythic World and leverage a proven system that is the backbone of some of the most successful games in RolePlaying history, look no further.

Try our BRP Quick-Start - Free!

We invite you to downlaod the Chaosium’s Basic Roleplaying Quick-Start Edition, a booklet that collects the essential rules for BRP and presents them in abbreviated form.

Use this booklet to introduce new players to Basic Roleplaying, or hand it out to your established group for quick and dirty character creation. With our simple You will be up and playing in minutes.

Like a physical printed version? Please order it here from our shop, or for even more fun, order the full version.

Download Character Sheets

To make your life easier, we have created AutoCalc character sheets as well as the standard character sheets. You'll have to use a recent version of Adobe Reader. If you have questions about the AutoCalc versions and how they work, please check out the AutoCalc Character Sheet Instructions.